Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-05-12
0 N FARM AND GARDEN.

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Cold Slaw-For one-half Of . cab
bage take one-half cup Of sugar, ono
egg and a little over one-half cup Of
vinegar. Let it boil. chop the cabbage
fine and mix well.-The Household.
in some parts of Germany the
sherry orchards are on the public high
ways. A large revenue is derived from
the sale Of fruit. the money being
turned over to the school and turnpike
fund.
Fruit Pudding-One cup of mo-
lasses, one of milk, one teaspoonful OF
soda, two eggs, three cups of flour, half
a cup of melted butter, one cup OF
raisins and one cup Of currants. Boil
two hours.-Good Housekeeping. ,
Basement dining-room curtains
are effective made of cotton Grape Cat
fifteen cents a yard and washable) or
muslin barred with pale yellow bands,
or dotted in blue, red or pink, and
finished with a fringe of Tiny cotton
balls.-Good Housekeeping.
Potatoes and most vegetables viii
keep better in q dark, damp cellar than
in a light, dry one, and will keep bet
ter in in q cool cellar than in
a warm one. Light is injurious to
the potato, rendering it strong and un-
p~alatable. - Western Rardl.
Corn is often ruined for seed in the
shock or in the barn after tits got in
and before husking If the latter be de-
layed even q week. The dampness
fayors the growth Of minute molds and
fungi that kill the germ. Such corn,
though apparently sound, has a dull
look. H
Rules for Boiling.-Fresh meats
should be placed in a kettle of boiling
water and kept where it will boil slow
ly, but constantly, until done. Salt
meat should always be put in cold wa
ter, SO it may freshen in cooking.
Twenty minutes should be allowed to
the pound for fresh and t~hirty-five for
salt meats. -Boston Bulletin.
Never place fresh eggs near lard,
fruit, cheese, fish or other articles from
which any odor arises. The eggs are
extremely active in absorbing power,
and in a very short time they are con-
taminated by the particles of objects
in their neighborhood, by which the
peculiar and exquisite taste of a new
laid-egg is destroyed.-M Y. Times.
Poor Mans Pudding. = Mix
thoroughly two teaspoonfuls of cream
of tartar and one of saleratus in one
pint of flour, one cup of sweet milk,
two and one-half tablespoonfuls Of
butter, one cup Of white sugar, and
two eggs. Bake or boil, and serve
with sugar or molasses sauce, if fond
of sweets. A little of the top of thu
milk is better. ~ Chicago Neacs.
Dainty Biscuits. Beat very lightly
n egg; pour it over a pint of flour
add a glass of milk, and chop in on
tablespoonful Of lard and butter mixed
Work thoroughly together; break u
pieces the size of marbles, which mus
be rolled as thin as your nail. 'Sprinkl
with dry -four IS you roll them out :
make them crisp; stick with a fork an
bake quickly. Toledo Blade.
The Gardeners Monthly suggest
that agricultural colleges assign sma
plats of ground to such ofthe student
as may desire to cultivate them. and !
such way as their tastes or inclination
may lead them. These yplats to- |
supervised or overlooked by some con
petentperson, and reports made at ii
annual commencement Of such
were found to be worthy of speci
mention. This would be quite a no
city at some of the agricultural" &C
leges where every thing is studied b
agriculture.